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Itsuki continued to walk down the street in a leisurely pace, his arms folded behind his head. He watched Mat walk ahead looking around curiously, holding his rabbit in his arms. While the boy hadn't been too keen on wandering outside with the newfound teen, his caretaker had insisted, and it was a nice day anyhow.

Mat was enjoying the day as well, preferring the warmer weather in a normally cold part of the year. The town of Durem had been rather boring as of so far, he hadn't seen anyone interesting and the only chance he had to trick Itsuki the boy made it a point to stomp on his foot. He was going to give up on the idea of finding anything interesting when they came upon a small field at the area between the towns.

"Huh... Hey, can we stop there?"

Mat didn't wait for his response, he headed towards the greenery when he first took notice to Zanna. A strange feeling came over the teen as he looked at the young woman. He continued to walk towards her from outside her view, wondering what the vibes meant.
The teen leaned down and held the rabbit infront of her face and asked in a fake voice, "Nice day today, isn't it?"

Itsuki glanced over as Mat wandered away and watched for a few moments before stopping at the edge of the patch of grass. He should be done soon, the boy decided, and didn't bother to venture farther yet.

Mat pulled his furry friend back to the safety of his arms as he watched Zanna's not-so-cheery response. His eyes did not dismiss the weapon she held as well as the tone of her voice. He wasn't foolish, he could sense her caution and decided not to push her the wrong way.

He looked to the direction she had and smiled, "Actually, there is some distance between us right now, but for this purpose, you could say we are." Mat tried his best to retain the smile, in hopes of assuring that he was no threat, but couldn't shake the strange sensation she brought to him.

Itsuki continued to watch, hoping half-heartedly that the teen wouldn't himself killed or anything. He could see that Zanna wasn't an average woman, but he hadn't noticed the spear until her motion drew his attention to it. Seeing the weapon raised his curiosity, so he decided to walk into the field towards the two, if at least to save the other from possible doom.

Pleased with her decision to continue on friendly terms, Mat sat happily beside her. He picked up the creature in question from out of his lap and wiggled him gently in order to flap his ears. "Oh yes. His name is Lapaki." He couldn't help but smile upon talking about his pet, enjoying it when others were interested in his little friend.

Mat noticed her attention and took it as a good sign. "Would you like to hold him?" He offered the rabbit to her, hoping to stay in a good relationship with the woman. It wasn't just his normal habit of making friends, it was the way something compelled him towards her that pushed him on. He wasn't sure what it meant, but was sure the best way to find out would be to stay with her right now.

By the time Itsuki had made his way over, the teen had already sat down and was displaying his cottonball with ears. He hadn't time to register the situation as friendly, the appearance of Zanna had completely thrown him off guard. The boy was far more impressed than Mat had been, due to her being a woman of such toned and active nature. The weapons did not elude his eyes either, and he found himself overwhelmed. He had never seen anyone who looked more like a serious fighter, let alone a female, so it was natural for him to become overtaken suddenly. "Er... S-sorry, is my friend bothering you?"

Mat watched Itsuki with amusement, finding it hard to believe that the boy who carried himself as cold and superior before was perhaps nervous in the presence of this woman. He had to admit that it wasn't completely unfounded, but Mat found himself not fearful of her at all. He attributed it to the feeling he got of having known her before, so it remained off his mind. Instead, he happily observed her handling the rabbit.

Itsuki took the offer and carefully sat down on the grass. While it seemed the other had completely given himself into happiness, the boy kept himself alert. She looked older than them both, as well as obviously stronger, but it wasn't that he was fearful as much as uneasy. He had also noted the familiar signal coming from her and used that as a tool for conversation, "... You're one of us, aren't you? ... From that shop?"

Itsuki was glad to hear that she was, indeed, another Simu and was surprised at just how much longer she had been around compared to them. As long as she was one of them, she couldn't be too bad at all, he decided. The boy was about to offer information of his own when suddenly snapped at the teen.

How did she know that Mat had came from a necklace? Itsuki wasn't able to tell with others, only did she realize that with Urahara... Ah, is that it then? The boy looked to Mat as well, starting to follow on the same train of thought at Zanna. No wonder he had made it a point to stop here...

Mat's smile fell at Zanna's question and he watched her with analyzing eyes. She knew about the object he came from? It was at the next comment that made his eyes widen. Feel it? ...So, she was having these strange feelings, too. Mat continued to watch her carefully, trying to decphier what exactly it all meant. All he was getting from the situation was the pulling sensation towards the young woman. His eyes then ventured towards Itsuki, who seemed to be understanding things as well as the woman. Mat didn't like not knowing what was going on, "Just what does this mean?"

Itsuki turned his gaze back to Zanna when she addressed him. Knowing what she was going through right now, the boy nodded. "It's a shell necklace," he pulled the object in question out of his shirt and off his neck completely, holding it to her, "it looks normal enough, but it was acting weird during the cruise rescue mission. I think it kept me from getting seasick."

After giving the woman another evaluating glance, Itsuki couldn't see just what Mat had in common with her. Though, he admitted, Ura didn't have anything in common with himself either.

Itsuki took the necklace back when she handed it to him and slipped it back around his neck. He carefully observed her motions and was relieved when she finally introduced herself. Although he couldn't quite figure out what an Amazon was, it sounded powerful enough and that's all that mattered to him. "My name is Itsuki," he offered, not really knowing anymore about himself than at. The boy then turned to the teen to watch his response.

Mat was still trying to digest the situation. Upon seeing Zanna holding his necklace in such a careful manner and her statement, it was making him think deeper than he normally chose to. Her introduction didn't quite ring any bells, but he knew he should hold onto that last bit of information for later. "Zanna? Nice name. Mine's Matareka. I can't say that I remember anything before I came here."

His eyes fell to Zanna's markings, but he said nothing about them, though he felt as if they held some purpose. After a moment, the teen returned to his normal smile as he regarded the woman, "Well, as long as we're connected then I guess that means we should be friends." Mat nodded in affirmation of his own comment and continued, "Then maybe we'll eventually see just what this connection means, right?"

Itsuki was surprised by Zanna saying that name, let alone knowing him and their relationship. Just mentioning his companion made the boy a little sad, knowing he hadn't seen Urahara in forever. However, he tried not to show it and made it a point to find his companion when he got the chance. "Yeah, that's me," he answered finally and watched the interaction between the other two.

"Is that right?" Mat thought on it a moment as well, "It's probably for the better, eh? Stuff like that shouldn't be rushed or worried about, really." He waved his hand in dismissal for emphasis. "If we figure out some things along the way, that's alright but otherwise, it doesn't matter to me."

He couldn't help but grin at the idea of being annoying to Zanna. Of course, this was his specialty and to say he wouldn't bother her would be completely out of the question. Though, he didn't want to run off this special friend. "Not... too much," Mat promised with a smirk. These terms were good enough for him, so he was content on happily watching the Amazon occupy her time with Lapaki.